Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 4: Specs comparison

Ah, the Galaxy Note 4. It's perhaps the last “true” Note flagship if you ask some of the diehard fans, and for good reason, too. It was the last Note to come with a removable battery or an IR blaster. When the Galaxy Note 5 came along, the Note 4 was also temporarily the last device in the lineup to offer expandable storage. Many are still holding on to their Galaxy Note 4 for some or all of these reasons, but could the Galaxy Note 9 be the device that finally gives them a reason to upgrade?

That's an answer our review of the Galaxy Note 9 will answer later this year, but for those wanting to see how the specs on the Galaxy Note 9 compare with the Galaxy Note 4, we have made the table below. Take a look, then head over to the comments section to tell us whether you're going to upgrade to the Galaxy Note 9. Also check out our hands-on experience with the device.

Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 4

	Galaxy Note 9	Galaxy Note 4
Display	6.4-inch Quad HD+ (2960×1440) Infinity, Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, 516 ppi	5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440), Super AMOLED, 16:9
S Pen	Yes, 4,096 pressure levels, Bluetooth control	Yes
Processor	Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Octa-core, 10nm, 64-bit	Exynos 5433/Snapdragon 805
RAM	6GB/8GB	3GB
Rear Camera	12-megapixel primary, Dual Aperture (F1.5-F2.4), Dual Pixel, OIS 12-megapixel telephoto secondary, F2.4, 2x optical zoom, OIS	16-megapixel, F2.2, OIS
Front camera	8-megapixel, autofocus, F1.7 aperture	3.7-megapixel, F1.9
Storage	128GB/512GB internal, microSD slot (up to 512GB)	32GB, microSD slot (up to 128GB)
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo, upgradeable to Android 9.0 Pie	Android 4.4.4 KitKat, upgradeable to Android Marshmallow
Battery	4,000 mAh, fast wired and fast wireless charging	3,220 mAh, fast wired charging
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, VHT80 MIMO, LTE Cat18, Bluetooth® v 5.0, ANT+, USB Type-C, NFC, GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MIMO, LTE Cat.6/Cat.9, Bluetooth® v 4.1, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, IR LED
Security	Fingerprint sensor (rear), iris scanner, facial recognition, Intelligent Scan (iris + face)	Fingerprint sensor (front)
Other features	Samsung Pay (NFC+MST), Bixby 2.0, IP68 water resistance, heart rate sensor, AKG earphones, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, DeX mode, AR Emoji, Super slow-mo (960 fps)	Heart rate sensor
Dimensions	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8mm, 201g	153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm, 176g

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 4

Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note 4

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500